You are the hope of the future... our soon to be leaders of the world! You have inherited a great and magnificent world, but one that needs some attention. You may one day find yourself in a situation where you will need to educate, inform and persuade others to follow your leadership. In our studies together we have learned about human impact on ecosystems and have found that there are ways to reduce and sometimes reverse the negative effects of our current culture and lifestyles. Your generation and my generation have a lot of work ahead of us. We have the opportunity, education and resources to make a difference. "Genius is in you. Education allows it to manifest."

You task is to create an informational and persuasive music video on an Endangered Species of your choice!!!

1) Let's discuss what it means to be persuasive

2) What features make an engaging music video?

3) Please include the following information in your video:

• Introduction (your name and title of Music Video)
• The common name and scientific name of the species.
• A description of the natural habitat and where in the word the animal is found. (past and present).
• Life history characteristics: diet, size of animal, shelter requirements, climate requirements, relationship with other species (Producer/Predator/prey), how old are they before they reproduce, how many offspring and how often do they reproduce, when is the animal active: seasonally? Day? Night? Living habits, solitary? Group or pack animal? All basic biology and interesting facts
• What adaptations does animal have to survive in its ecosystem?
• How has human activity impacted the species? Why is this animal endangered? Overhunting? Habitat destruction? When was it listed as endangered?
• What is the present-day world-wide population size? How many left?
• What conservation efforts are underway? What is being done to save the species? Are the efforts working? What organizations exist to promote the preservation of this species?
• What recommendations do you make for us to help endangered species?
• list of websites and resources used (these are the credits at the end of your movie)

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